Point beats Albany State in extra innings

WEST POINT, Ga. — The Albany State baseball team missed an opportunity to garner its first win of the season. Point University scored a run in the 10th-inning and sent Albany State to 9-8 setback on Tuesday.

With the loss, the Rams fell to 0-4 on the season.

Albany State was behind early and had to fight back into contention. Point scored six runs in the bottom of the first to take the early advantage. The home team added two more runs in the bottom of the third for an 8-0 edge.

The Rams got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning. Quantico Dodson-Williams hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Ben Greenstein and cut the visitors’ deficit to 8-1.

ASU continued its offensive production in the next inning. Jonathan Galan smashed a double down the left field line to score Reise McDaniel and Robbie Feagans to make it 8-3. Galan later scored courtesy of a Skyhawk error and Albany State trailed 8-4.

Albany State tied the game in the top of the ninth inning. Jonathan Cirullo and Bryant Prather each scored off a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 8-6. Dodson-Williams and Kelvin Wimbish also added runs, and the game was headed into extra innings after the ASU defense shut the Skyhawks down the bottom of the inning.

Galan led ASU with two hits and two RBIs. Albany State collected nine hits, committed three errors and left 15 runners on base. Lawrence Hyde was the losing pitcher.

The Skyhawks tallied 11 hits, six errors and 11 stranded runners. Will Ziebol was the winning pitcher.

Albany State will return home Feb. 17-19 to host Saint Leo University for a three-game series. The Rams and Lions will play on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. each day.